“David Bazan resurrects his Pedro The Lion project and sounds as vital as ever”
“It was just coincidence that David Bazan dropped his Pedro the Lion moniker in 2006, around the same time he “deconverted” from Christianity. But the latter seemed to feed into the former, and when Bazan’s solo output—five albums since 2009—exceeded the four LPs that Pedro the Lion had released between 1998-2004, it seemed like the band was over for good. Turns out it was just a long break: Bazan”
“Assuming his old handle for the first time in 15 years, David Bazan digs into his desert childhood to make amends with the people he hurt—especially himself.”